Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch and owner of Chelsea FC, announced that he has separated from his third wife, Dasha Zhukova. The couple, who have two children, insisted the split was amicable but they could be embroiled in the world’s costliest divorce if forced to untangle the tycoon’s £7 billion fortune. Abramovich owns Chelsea football…
Summer Phoenix, sister of actors Joaquin Phoenix and River Phoenix, has divorced Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck, brother of Ben Affleck. The couple reached an agreement just days after Phoenix officially filed for divorce on 31st July 2017. The couple split in March 2016, after 10 years of marriage. They are the parents of two boys,…
A Seoul court ordered Samsung Group heiress Lee Boo-jin to provide assets of 8.6 billion won ($7.64 million) to her estranged husband, Im Woo-jae in their divorce. Lee did receive sole custody of their son in the ruling. Im Woo-jae was dubbed “Mr. Cinderella” by media for his humble background before marrying Lee in 1999.…
Couples who divorce after only a brief marriage can no longer expect to have their assets split equally by default following an appeal court ruling. Energy trader Julie Sharp successfully challenged a ruling that her former husband was entitled to half of the fortune she built up during their four year marriage. She argued that…
James Stunt, the billionaire husband of Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Petra was ordered out of his marital home by a High Court Judge. The Central Family Court heard Petra moved out of the couple’s £75million West London mansion in February and rented a three-bedroom home during a bitter £5billion divorce battle. It is expected that the…
Sir James Munby, the most senior family judge in England and Wales has called for the streamlining of new online divorce procedures and that the obtaining of a divorce should be completely separated from a couple’s disputes over money. The proposal is aimed at reducing administrative pressure within the family courts by unlinking “the largely…
Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson has announced she’s split with her billionaire hotel heir husband Jeffrey Soffer after four years of marriage. She has two teenage sons from her relationship with hedge fund manager Arpad Busson and was also previously married to fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon. Family Solicitors Oldham At Wrigley Claydon, we fight on your…
Mr Justice Hayden, a High Court judge, has said he will refuse to allow alleged domestic abusers to cross examine their victims in any future hearings he oversees. The Judge said he found it ‘extremely disturbing’ that a father appearing in person was able to question his former partner and mother to their 11-year- old…
Natalia Potanina, the ex-wife of a Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin has filed a lawsuit demanding $15billion from her former husband. She is seeking half of Vladimir Potanin’s wealth. If the claim is successful, the settlement will easily beat the current record, which is estimated to be $4billion paid by Alec Wildenstein to his ex-wife wife Jocelyn.…
Grammy award winning DJ Mark Ronson and French actress wife Josephine de La Baume have split. De La Baume filed for divorce from the musician citing irreconcilable differences. She is asking the court to award her spousal support, as well as for Ronson to pay her legal fees. Ronson and De La Baume married in…